Wrapping Friday (Oh, THE WACKY)

By NED X. GRIFFEN

Although it's been said, many times, many ways, the closer we get to the end of the regular season, the greater the chance for THE WACKY.

The ninth Friday of the season provided us with several examples of said wacky.

Take the Notre Dame of West Haven at Fairfield Prep game, for instance. Notre Dame is young and has taken its lumps. Prep was ranked 11th in Class LL prior to the game, but was very much alive for a playoff berth.

Fellow Class LL playoff contender Glastonbury had an equally hard time with Hall of West Hartford, scraping by. 10-6.

Newtown, ranked sixth in Class LL, routed Bunnell of Stratford, 42-8, but it may have been a pyrrhic victory as quarterback Dan Hebert was injured before halftime. The extent of his injury is unknown, and his team sure can't afford to lose him.

The Nighthawks play host to fellow unbeaten Masuk of Monroe on Thanksgrabbing Eve.

The Bobcats' defeat leaves just 12 teams with two losses or less. There will be 11 after this morning's New London-Ledyard game.

The two loss teams — Hillhouse of New Haven, Montville, New London, Ledyard, St. Joseph of Trumbull and Coventry/Windham Tech/Bolton — will have one less team to battle for playoff positioning by the time the clock strikes 1 p.m. today.

The night's obscene offensive game was provided during Trumbull's 44-42 win over Bridgeport Central. The Hilltoppers led 22-7 at halftime, but Trumbull battled back for the win.